Harrison County/Doddridge County - West Virginia
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deano1943
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The Harrison County/Doddridge County Historical Marker is located along SR 23 near the community of Salem, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM21JF
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2007
Views: 37
Harrison County Historic Marker Reads:
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or parts of 17 other counties. Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781-84. Birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Doddridge County Historic Marker Reads:
Formed in 1845 from Ritchie, Harrison, Tyler and Lewis. Named for Philip Doddridge, lawyer-statesman of western Virginia. Many of the Indians who once came to this State got war and hunting weapons from flint quarries near by.
Marker Title: Harrison County/Doddridge County
Marker Location: SR 23 near community of Salem
County or Independent City: Harrison/Doddridge County Line
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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